The 50 Best Snack Foods in America

Sunday, January 20, 2013

I received this in my e-mail from Eat this NOT That & thought I would share. I added pictures next to the ones that stood out to me. I just can't get pastt he calories in some of these.

50. Best Fiber Bar
Fiber One Chewy Bars Oats & Peanut Butter

Per bar:
150 calories
4.5 g fat
9 g sugars
3 g protein
9 g fiber

49. Best All-Natural Bar
Lärabar Pecan Pie

Per bar:
220 calories
13 g fat
18 g sugars
3 g protein
4 g fiber

48. Best Protein Bar
Atkins Advantage Peanut Butter Granola Bar

Per bar:
210 calories
11 g fat
1 g sugars
14 g protein
5 g fiber

47. Best Healthy-Fat Bar
Kind Plus Almond Cashew + Omega-3

Per bar:
180 calories
10 g fat
13 g sugars
4 g fiber
4 g protein

46. Best Fruit-Filled Bar
Kashi Ripe Strawberry Cereal Bars

Per bar:
130 calories
3 g fat
9 g sugars
2 g protein
3 g fiber

45. Best Chocolate Bar
Lärabar Chocolate Chip Brownie

Per bar:
200 calories
9 g fat
4 g protein
4 g fiber

44. Best Vegetable Juice
V8 100% Vegetable Juice, Low Sodium

Per 8 fl oz:
50 calories
0 g fat
140 mg sodium
2 g protein
2 g fiber

43. Best Fruit Smoothie
Bolthouse Farms Berry Boost

Per 8 oz:
130 calories
1 g fat
0 g protein
4 g fiber

With no added sugar, this is one of the lowest-calorie bottles in the cooler. Thank the mix of blackberries, boysenberries, blueberries, and raspberries for their help in contributing big flavor, a boatload of antioxidants, and 5 days’ worth of vitamin C.

Lightly breaded and cooked in olive oil, Alexia’s mushrooms are loaded with both healthy fats and B vitamins, the latter of which converts carbohydrates into energy to keep your metabolism humming along smoothly.

33. Best Sweetened Cereal
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest

Per 2 oz (28 biscuits):
180 calories
6 g protein
5 g fiber

Aside from the touch of cane juice, the only ingredients are whole wheat and cinnamon. The wheat delivers protein and fiber, and the cinnamon helps counteract the cane juice’s impact on blood sugar.

This little dish pads your belly with more protein than a Burger King Whopper, but it does so with fewer than a third as many calories. Eat it straight out of the container or dump it over some greens for a simple tuna salad.

I'm like you... sometimes I wonder about how they can say these are the "best" snacks when they are so high calorie. I always look at the calorie to protein ratio and if I get equal to or more than 1 gram of protein per 10 calories, then I think it's a pretty good bet. There are some here on this list that fill that bill, so I will certainly be keeping an eye out for them when I go shopping. Thanks for sharing! Great blog!

Thanks for posting this! Its all about making smarter choices, like picking whole grain products, and this is a great place to start. The break down of the nutritional values are great. Some of these items are definitely going on my shopping list!